Nottinghamshire

Also Notts

[not-ing-uhm-sheer, -sher, -ham-]

noun

1. a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2,210 sq. km).

Nottinghamshire

/ -ʃə, ˈnɒtɪŋəmˌʃɪə /

noun

1. Notts. an inland county of central England: generally low-lying, with part of the S Pennines and the remnant of Sherwood Forest in the east. Nottingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Nottingham. Pop (excluding Nottingham): 755 400 (2003 est). Area (excluding Nottingham): 2086 sq km (805 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Former mineworkers in Nottinghamshire have claimed victory after the chancellor announced she will release their surplus pension fund money.

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Nottinghamshire Police was called to a farm off the A1133 in Langford at 10:15 GMT on Saturday, following the discovery of the body of a 52-year-old man, which police have now said is believed to be Mr Wright's son Charles.

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A 52-year-old man was found dead in an outbuilding off the A1133 in Langford, near Newark in Nottinghamshire, shortly after 10:15 GMT on Saturday.

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The 76-year-old, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges when he appeared at Leicester Crown Court on Friday.

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The aircraft had taken off from Retford Gamston Airport, in Nottinghamshire, shortly before it crashed in the Doncaster suburb of Bentley, off Ings Lane, just after 10:00 GMT.

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